Stoke City have announced the signing of West Bromwich Albion midfielder Darren Fletcher.

Fletcher joins the Potters on a two-year-deal and will leave Albion when his contract expires on June 30.

Fletcher was appointed Baggies captain when he joined from Manchester United in January 2015 and started 86 consecutive Premier League games before being dropped for the clash with Leicester City at The Hawthorns in April.

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News of Stoke’s interest in Fletcher broke last night and he now becomes the second Baggies star to join Mark Hughes’ side in the last six months following Saido Berahino’s £15million switch in the January transfer window.

Fletcher’s departure will come as a huge blow to Tony Pulis, who was desperately trying to extend the Scotland international’s Black Country stay.